School book prices and the American Book Company
The piece argues schoolbook prices are rising due to profiteering and protection, criticizing middlemen and praising contracts that cut costs. It cites the American Book Company as reducing prices and proposes direct publisher contracts for school boards to provide cheaper books nationwide. It also comments on discipline and reform as a social issue, lamenting entrenched selfishness and calling for stronger measures.
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Marmleg
Ihesn
American Hook Company
Chicago
Ind
Bewrda
Bakkea
Uie Company
Juwle Company
Thore
Selivol Lucls
Cowporthwillte & Co
Pailadalphius
Gina & Ta
Boston
D.C Heath & Co
Boseton
Monry Holt & Go
New York
Lowell, Shuwett & Sanborn
J. B. Lipplacani & Con
Thois Prine Mat
Mnnu
United States
Postaga
Varelot
Bovis
School of Kava
Gazette
Verifying the Scriptures in Palestine Experiment
A group tested Colenso by having two Welshmen and two Seateth men simulate the Israelite scene on Mount Tidal and Mount Gerizim with Bibles. They read curses and blessings aloud, reverently answered with amens from the valley, while others observed from the 1500 to 4000 foot depths.
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Palestine
Colenso
Israel
Jordan
Mount Edat
Mount Gerizini
Moses
Children of
Tidal
Mount Gerizit
Bpor
Mount Gerlvim
The Mirrors of Rome Antiquity and Display
In Rome mirrors served magnificence and display with debates on their manufacture. Ancient writers offer little detail yet laws hint at wall adorning mirrors. May have used obsidian or black glass, with refined techniques yielding highly polished reflective plates.
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Rome
Obsidius
Wemau
American Razors in Demand and Shifts in Trade
An interview in the St Louis Globe Democrat notes rising demand for American razors as imports from Sheffield decline. It cites English and Scottish makers as preferred, with Germans and Irish less represented, and mentions changing perceptions of price and quality in the blade market.
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Shetfeld
Met
Sheffield
St Louis Globe Democrat
Fragmentary quarrel dialogue from a Sunday Morning scene
A fragmented OCR passage shows a heated exchange featuring Mr Wedgewood and a wife, with mentions of a missing husband and evasive replies. The garbled text hints at pursuit and deception, set in a domestic quarrel style typical of a Sunday Morning segment.
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Wedgewood
Mia
Batons
Epock
Free Chicken For Dinner Moral Tale From Seattle Neighbor Dispute
A Seattle tale recounts Mr Hank and Mr Dash feuding over runaway chickens. Dash threatens to shoot if they intrude, Blank retaliates with a stash of pieces from the hens. The village learns the moral cast out the beam from thy own eye as a neighbor’s eye proves clearer.
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Seattle
Hank
Dave
Dash
Mr. Dash
Dank
Blank
A& Dee
Font
Ash
Ordor
Noted Local Politician Faces Congress Question
In a town chatty with gossip a resident questions a man named Jennings rising from modest beginnings to mayor and now congress. Neighbors recall little spoken and a slow ascent from a small stake to property purchases and multiple mayoral terms before state legislature. The New York Tribune quotes doubt about his achievements despite rapid advancement.
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II Denninga
Congress
Ih Jenninge
PL Jennings
Low
Lintoff
Maine
Marine
Vongrees
New York Tribune
Early names of pianos and the virginal origin
The article discusses the 1700s origin of the modern piano and the virginal name for the spinet. It notes claims linking the term to Queen Elizabeth and to Queen Mary’s era, but argues the name more likely derived from an instrument for young ladies, reflecting historical naming conventions.
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Elizabeth
St. Louis
J Republic
Reckoning With His Host At a Far Rockaway Hotel
Fragmentary dialogue from a hotel dining scene describes guest requests for dinner and drinks with a waiter and a butler. The garbled text hints at menu items and service phrases, capturing a noisy, humorous exchange in a 1920s or earlier setting without clear names or dates.
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Rockaway
Fidions
Walter
Anton
Elise
Winal
C Butler
New Patents Spotlight Novel Mechanical and Garment Devices
A Bradford inventor unveils a machine called The Herald Exhibitor designed to run a loaf turning process with adjustable duration and automatic reverse action to raise seals, potentially useful for hotels, railways, and shops. A second patent from Europe describes a combination stocking garter formed by a rubber belt through a stocking top, adjustable to fasten with a button or clasp, with cosmetic color matching and durable washing performance.
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Herald
Dw.guy
Bradford
Wilde
Asedy
Bellamy cooperative plan and tower schemes described
Fragmentary report details a Bellamy era cooperative housing project in a city. It mentions a proposed twenty five unit four story building at Twenty and Leavenworth, with communal cooking and shared oversight. Also notes debates on funding, a lighthouse proposal, and various figures and plans.
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Omaha
Edward Bellamy
J. H. van Dawn
Enel
Shadogi
Ouualie Bou
Ule Tong
Deer on the Delaware division causes derailment near Mast Tenes
An incident on the Delaware division near Mast Tenes involved Engineer Edward Taylor guiding train No. 671 east Sunday afternoon. A buck deer, about 600 pounds with five prongs, bounded toward the river after veering from the tracks, prompting a near-miss and a dramatic bank descent before the animal disappeared from sight.
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Delaware
Edward Taylor
Maxt Hope
Taylor
Hin
Vonlaon
Fort Jervis
N. Y
Clenelle
Unclear OCR of historical crime notice and ads
Fragmentary text recounts a reward offer and various names, firms, and references to medicines and witnesses. It mentions Warr & Twuax Wholesale Druggiste and several unclear names, with scattered phrases about testimonies, a legal or court context, and references to castor products.
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Ceintric Hiat
Hell's
Weithy
Warr & Twuax
Teledy
Wastuna
Kinwax & Macvin
Teleito
Lottie
The Only Rhos Factory in Omaha and Morse Co Advert
An OCR mishmash describes W. V. Morse & Co Omaha shoe factory and retail lines. It touts footwear for men women and children, urging merchants to order and praising Morse stores. It includes garbled text about products and a call to report missing items, with references to a Dyno corn remedy and various unrelated lines.
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Omaha
W. V. Mero & Co
Tinty
W. V. Morse & Co
OND
Hole
Murchante
Moree & Co
W. Vi Monsi & Co
Nob
The World's Dispensary Stock Take Question
The Buffalo based World's Dispensary counts returns of Dr. Pierce remedies claiming failure. The piece argues most buyers say Golden Medical Discovery or Favorite Prescription helped, noting millions sold and little regret, inviting the reader to try without loss.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
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